The Mind and Art of Jonathan SwiftOxford University Press, 1936 - 398 pages |
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Ricardo Quintana. give expression to much that was foremost in the minds of the time . It is consequently worth the ... mind . At least during his third residence he was altogether at ease , with perfect freedom of access to all about ...
Ricardo Quintana. give expression to much that was foremost in the minds of the time . It is consequently worth the ... mind . At least during his third residence he was altogether at ease , with perfect freedom of access to all about ...
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... minds us that the strength of Swift's mind lay not in subtlety or originality but in its firm grasp upon generalities . Had he chosen to work in the French manner , only La Bruyère could he have approached . If there is almost nothing ...
... minds us that the strength of Swift's mind lay not in subtlety or originality but in its firm grasp upon generalities . Had he chosen to work in the French manner , only La Bruyère could he have approached . If there is almost nothing ...
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... mind the sharp contrast between ' natural ' man and society as found in the Americas and the sophisticated life of the Old World , and although it was some two centuries before the full implications were developed , Montaigne's agile ✩ ...
... mind the sharp contrast between ' natural ' man and society as found in the Americas and the sophisticated life of the Old World , and although it was some two centuries before the full implications were developed , Montaigne's agile ✩ ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
CONTROLLING IDEAS | 49 |
The Battle of the Books AND A Tale of a Tub | 75 |
Copyright | |
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